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Ghostland Observatory with the UT band and Orchestra

Last night was the grand opening of Bass concert hall after it was closed for remodeling.  In order to showcase all the new features, they had a wide range of music for the bill, from opera to old American ballads to choral to jazz… to the most awesome finale featuring Ghostland Observatory. The University of Texas band and orchestra played alongside them!

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Applewhite is back

I think we all knew it would happen, or at least ‘horns like me thought about it enough that it almost seemed a memory. Major Applewhite, one of the most loved and decorated quarterbacks in University of Texas history, has come home and joined the University of Texas coaching staff.

The boy-man that filled the turn of the decade with brilliant on-the-fly calls, and snatching us from sure defeat so many times. Racking up a ton of school records even though he shared quarterback time with Chris Simms. The beautiful teamwork with Ricky Williams. Man, I loved those seasons. I loved watching him cool as Eastwood while the pocket would collapse around him.

Anyways, enough nostalgia, we’ll have plenty of time for that, as we’ll see him on the sidelines on every game now, just not in the same uniform. He’ll be taking over the vacant running back coach position… which is a fantastic timing, as we are the top pick of the top pick high school running back: Darrell Scott.

“I don’t know who that is, but it doesn’t matter,” said Scott

Oh, you’ll know! Scott is stunning to watch and I am excited about him possibly donning the orange, especially after we lost Jamaal Charles to the NFL a bit early. But hearing that Applewhite was coming back eclipsed all my excitement for Scott. Unfortunately I wont be getting student tickets for free after I graduate in May, but that doesn’t matter.

“He does everything right,” Coach Mack Brown said. “He’s got class, he’s smart, he’s got great faith. He competed his tail off.”

He also is being given the title of Assistant Head Coach.

Awesome.

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extrinsic

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extrinsic

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University of Texas Football are the National Champions!

wooohooo! We won 41-38 over USC. What a beautiful feeling.

It’s even the more so because I am also back at UT as a student this year.

What a fabulous game, that one is a classic for all time. I almost had a heart attack in the last 5 minutes, and my voice is almost completely gone.

Vince was phenomenal, that last second touchdown was stunning… he just kept running. Thomas was the go-to guy all night, and I’ve admired him ever since he donned the Texas uniform. The whole offensive line gets extreme kudos for protecting Vince all night long. I mean, they were like an impenetrable force that let him do his thing.

6th street is exploding right now. Hell, all of Austin is. It was beautiful seeing all that burnt orange filling the stands at the Rose Bowl.

GO HORNS!!!!!

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